Our last outing

On Sunday we went out on our last outing before starting our journey home. This time it was to a local food festival in nearby Holdenby. The setting was at Holdenby House, the remaining building of the famous Holdenby Palace built in 1583 and the biggest private house in England at the time. The property has had a rather checkered past since then and further information can be found at this link http://www.holdenby.com/house-history.php

 

 

 

 

The house today is only part of the original palace but it has been restored in recent times and it is open t the public at various times throughout the year as well as being available for hire for weddings and functions. The Northampshire Food Festival was held in the grounds on Sunday and we spent several hours enjoying the displays, the gardens, a look through parts of the house, a talk about the production on a local boutique gin and some lunch. Before leaving we watched a falconry display which was great. There were owls, kites, falcons and a buzzard.

 

To finish our day we went out for a meal at the local hotel, The Hopping Hare where we enjoyed a very enjoyable meal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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